How come most NHL players have beards of some sort?

[AOTEAROA]

any idea?

 

[Reptar.]

I hope your kidding.

 

[spiegel]

playoff beards

it's a traditional thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playoff_beard

 

[blindside]

its because of a superstition/team thing where nobody on the team shaves for the entire playoffs until they get eliminated. Its called a playoff beard.

 

[sirskizalot]

playoff beard all the way

 

[AOTEAROA]

sorry i live in NZ, we have minimal hockey coverage.

 

[user098123]

Crosby's dirty sanchez beard is HILARIOUS! Hahaha oh man, sucks for him.

 

[inactive]

to keep them faces warm on the rink

 

[ahmedthesailor]

 

[Reptar.]

o haha sorry, ya its superstition. Mike modano shaved his, and they ended up losing. And you NEVER touch your conference trophy.

 

[r0dubs]

cuz the ice is COLD who wants to smash their face in that?
that beard would make a nice crash pad

 

[Manlenium]

They all have playoff beards right now. Play some real time hockey dude.

 

[zackblain]

playoff beards duh

 

[Manlenium]

LMAO, i was just about to add that. Looks like he fell in a dirty sandbox.

 

[chames]

haha playoff beards dude. every1s gotta look bad ass for the stanley cup. cept for the fags that cant grow facial hair...including myself

 

[chapz]

hahahh it is pure crustache.

 

[b-kul]

what is better? crosby's playoff beard or pete's x games stache?

 

[Avifarer]

Yzerman did everytime